Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16
THE w. c. r.. U. CONVENTION.
Synopsis OF the Opening Address Of
MisS Frances 4. willard.

NASHVILLE, TENN, Nov 16.-The National W. c.
T. U. met In Watkins Hall at O'Clock, with re-
representatives. from almost every State and Terri
tory. Upon m the platform ,S We're seated ehto
mother OF the crusade in 1883; Pundita
Ramabait yice-presldent Of the Worlds
TOR india AID the SsefS Of ,he Ma
ful banners and flowers Mrs. Hannah Whitehall
smith, lately returned from England, opened the
the convention with Blble readlng on love:
Miss Wizards annual addreSS-the entire front OF
the platform lined with representatives OF the
The New Orleans Picdyune. Mrs. NJ Helen crane
for the New York World. Perfect quietness Pee
vailed while Miss willard gave selections from her
The following is q synopsis o. the annual address
tionaI Womans' ChrisIian Temperance Union
Ngrhere are not enough anti-sal0On republicans at
the North to carry prohibition In single state,
nor enough anti-salOOn democrats at the South,
siitutionai defeats. but there are enough temper
ance In both TO take possession OF Tie Govern
ment and give us national prohibition.
should use it to engraft the kindergarten upon
the public school Where this cannot be done, let
the w. c. 7. U. establish one. but above all let
every mother study the system and employ It In
her own home. We must work out the manifest
destiny OF the municipal ballot for women as a
means OF enforcing prohi0it0ry law, and empha-
size more strongly than before the national amend
ment which shall remove all legal disabilities from
the daughters of tho republic. ! believe, also,
that the prohibition party should strongly state
as its ultimate aim two amendments to the Ma
tional CONSTITUTIONS: The frst calling for universal
prohibition; the second enfranchising the women
The wOmens temperance publication society last
year published &c, 600 pages; This year over
SO,OOO,OOO. The total issues OF the Union Si0nai
for the year were 1854, 900 copies A women'S
Of the national president and corresponding secre-
tary in Chicago, with good prospects OF great use
fuiness The largest Of our enterprises the Worlds
w. c. T. u, continues TO hold on It's way rejoicing.
awe must al THIS convention arrange q definite
financial basis, as our British sisters have done, 50
the worlds w. c. T. U, as our State auxlliaries
are TO US The W. G. 7. U. OF Ohio has already
arranged for q new department. In the interest OF
peace. This 70 strictly german to temperance
work, for nothing increases intemperance like
war, and nothing tends toward war IKE intemper-
ment Of athletlc sports for women as well
as men, since whatever conduces to the natural
tonic and stimulus OF outdoor life leads
away from all narcotic druga Tho future OF
chicago, is assured. AS Temperance people We
must no longer leave our interests undefended IN
Washington. suggest that this convention In:
vite the Sons Of Temperance, Good Templars and
prohibition party 70 combine with US IN the enort
70 engage Christian tsmperance lawyer
ca. do those OF the brewers and distillers.
ri have always been opposed TO secret societies and
never more than to-day. They are o relic OF Me.
dteva times and destined TO become extinct. But
the GOOD Templars and the Knights Of Labor have
30 much In them that Is praisewOrthy, their sc.
cretsm Is so nominal and their purposes 90 help
ful that IL has always seemed tom they formed
exceptions to the general rule. believe they wiz
NOT always be secfervein name"